Go Back Email Link
–+ servings
humming bird cake with a slice on a plate on a concrete board.

Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
The best and easiest hummingbird cake! It's a perfectly tender and moist cake filled with pecans, pineapple, bananas, and cinnamon.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple
  • 4 bananas chopped
  • 1 cup pecans chopped

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup butter room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray 3 9-inch round pans with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
  • Mix only until moistened. Do not beat!
  • Gently stir in bananas, pineapple, and pecans.
  • Pour into prepared pans.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until it tests done.
  • Remove from oven and let cool in pans for about 10 minutes.
  • Turn out onto cooling rack and allow to finish cooling.

Frosting:

  • Beat butter and cream cheese at high speed until light and fluffy (about 3-5 minutes).
  • Add powdered sugar in small amounts, beating well after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla.

Notes

  • Make sure the bananas are overripe. This will provide the best flavor.
  • When measuring out the layers, use a scale for the best results.
  • Make sure to grease and flour your cake pans.
  • Don't over bake the cake. Use a cake tester or a toothpick to see if the cake is done. If it comes away clean, the cake is done.
  • Chop a few extra pecans to decorate the cake with.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 819kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 7gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 31gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 494mgFiber: 3gSugar: 67g

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.